Sign up for a social network and set up your page. If you choose Facebook, friend me. If you choose MySpace, send your link. If you choose LinkedIn, email me and I will find you there.
Write a position paper about students and social networking, virtual worlds and/or MMORPGs (online games).
Recount your social networking and gaming experience in your blog.
DISCUSSION
Remember to share your take on the reading and your experiences exploring with your classmates in the yahoo group.
POSITION PAPER RUBRIC
Paper must be between 3-5 pages in length.
Bibliography can be in whatever style you like, parenthetical or in-text citations preferred.
Paper should reflect your opinion as influenced by reading, experience and interview.
ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS AND GAMING
READING
Kopytoff, Verne. “Kids Gain Valuable Skills From Time Online.” San Francisco Chronicle, November 20, 2008. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/19/BUKE147TA1.DTL
*Good, Robin. (2007). “Online Social Networking And Education: Study Reports On New Generations Social And Creative Interconnected Lifestyles”. In Master New Media [online] Retrieved October 26, 2008 from http://www.masternewmedia.org/learning_educational_technologies/social-networking/social-networking-in-education-survey-on-new-generations-social-creative-and-interconnected-lifestyles-NSBA-20071109.htm
Wolpert-Gawron, Heather. "Social Media in Education: The Power of Facebook." Edutopia, May 7, 2010. http://www.edutopia.org/social-media-education-examples-facebook
EXPLORATION
Facebook http://www.facebook.com
Myspace http://www.myspace.com/
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/
Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/dashboard
Ning http://www.ning.com/
Kaboodle http://www.kaboodle.com/
Second Life http://secondlife.com/
World of Warcraft http://www.worldofwarcraft.com
Omegle http://omegle.com/
Chat Roulette http://www.chatroulette.com/
ASSIGNMENT
Sign up for a social network and set up your page. If you choose Facebook, friend me. If you choose MySpace, send your link. If you choose LinkedIn, email me and I will find you there.
Write a position paper about students and social networking, virtual worlds and/or MMORPGs (online games).
Recount your social networking and gaming experience in your blog.
DISCUSSION
Remember to share your take on the reading and your experiences exploring with your classmates in the yahoo group.
POSITION PAPER RUBRIC
Paper must be between 3-5 pages in length.
Bibliography can be in whatever style you like, parenthetical or in-text citations preferred.
Paper should reflect your opinion as influenced by reading, experience and interview.
If you need clarification, please email.